The Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) announced Tuesday it is treating the deaths of two individuals found in a burning trailer last week as homicides.

Sheriff Aaron DuVall said his office is still awaiting positive identification from the Arkansas State Medical Examiner (ME) on the two bodies — one male and one female — that were discovered Thursday in a structure fire north of Dover on State Highway 7.

“We are confident that we know who the victims are and how they died. However, we are awaiting confirmation from the ME’s Office on the actual cause of death and identification,” DuVall said. “At this time we, the Pope County Sheriff’s Office and the Arkansas State Police, are investigating this case as a homicide.”

If anyone has any information on this case, please contact the Pope County Sheriff’s Office at 968-2558 or call Pope County 911 Dispatch at 968-0911.